休战 (xiū zhàn) — to cease fire, to have a truce

Definition

Examples

• 双方同意休战一周。
  Shuāng fāng tóng yì xiū zhàn yì zhōu.
  Both sides agreed to a one-week truce.
• 他们休了三天战，但很快又打起来了。
  Tā men xiū le sān tiān zhàn, dàn hěn kuài yòu dǎ qǐ lái le.
  They had a three-day truce, but soon started fighting again.
• 经过谈判，两国终于宣布休战。
  Jīng guò tán pàn, liǎng guó zhōng yú xuān bù xiū zhàn.
  After negotiations, the two countries finally announced a ceasefire.